Chris Watts

Chris Watts

Engineering AI Labs at OpenRouter, Inc
Seattle, Washington, United States

Chris Watts leads engineering AI labs at OpenRouter, Inc. He previously founded Untrace, which was acquired, and CoFounder AI and Shuffl.ai. His expertise includes applied AI, startup product development, and advising founders on technology, leadership, and fundraising.

  • OpenRouter, Inc Engineering AI Labs 2025–present · current
  • Shuffl Founder - CTO 2017–2022, CTO 2022 · current
  • Untrace Founder - CEO (Aquired) 2025 · past
  • Boundary (YC W23) Engineering 2024–2025 · past
  • CoFounder AI Founder - CEO 2023–2025 · past
  • Madrona Venture Labs logo
    Madrona Venture Labs Technical Expert in Residence 2023 · past
  • Amazon Software Engineer 2019–2020, Software Engineer 2017–2019 · past
  • The Uprise Lead Software Engineer 2017 · past
  • Simply Measured logo
    Simply Measured Lead Software Engineer 2016–2017, Software Engineer 2015–2016, Software Engineer 2014–2015 · past
  • Expedia Software Engineer 2012–2014 · past
  • F5 Software Engineer Intern 2011–2012 · past
  • C Tech Development Corporation Software Engineer Intern 2008–2010 · past
  • Zetec Software Engineer Intern 2008 · past

Education

  • Western Washington University BS, Computer Science · 2008–2012

Organizations

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  • OpenRouter, Inc Engineering AI Labs 2025–present · current
  • Shuffl Founder - CTO 2017–2022, CTO 2022 · current
  • Untrace Founder - CEO (Aquired) 2025 · past

Education

  • Western Washington University BS, Computer Science · 2008–2012

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